Effect:
astringent, appetite-stimulating, blood-purifying, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antispasmodic, menstruation-promoting, expectorant, diaphoretic, stone-dissolving, digestive
Areas of application:
Loss of appetite, asthma, bladder grit, bronchitis, intestinal inflammation, cold, bile, gout, sore throat, urinary tract infections, hoarseness, heart problems, nervous palpitations, cough, catarrhs of the upper respiratory tract, cleans the larynx and lungs, liver infection, stomach and intestinal mucus, kidney infection, kidney stones, increased pulse rate, pharyngitis, rheumatism, heartburn, indigestion, tongue paralysis
Plant parts used:
leaves and roots
Collection time:
Young leaves in spring to autumn,
Roots spring or fall
Ingredients:
Essential oil, tannins, saponins, polyacetylenes, coumarins, bitter substances, furocoumarin, pimpinellin
Miscellaneous:
☕ Tea: 2 teaspoons of root are added to 1/4 liter of cold water, then boiled and then strained through a sieve, linen cloth or filter. If you have a cough, sweeten with honey or rock sugar.
The Great Burnet (Pimpinella major) is a perennial plant and can grow to a height of between 40 and 90 cm, sometimes even up to 100 cm. The root is spindle-shaped and has a strong smell. The above-ground parts of the plant are usually completely bare. The upright, sharp-edged, grooved stem has some leaves, is usually bare and branched in the upper part. The alternately arranged leaves are divided into a petiole, leaf sheath and leaf blade. The leaf blade is simply pinnate. The leaflets are ovate or oblong, short-stalked, more or less deeply serrated and usually pointed. The leaflets are usually 1.5 to twice as long as they are wide. The lower leaves are stalked and have one or usually two to four leaflets on each side of the leaf rachis. These leaflets are ovate and irregularly toothed. The middle and upper leaves are located on the swollen, white-skinned leaf sheaths. The terminal leaf is plus or minus three-parted. The double umbel has 9 to 15 rays, rarely up to 20 rays. The flowers are radially symmetrical and five-parted with a simple perianth. The sepals are missing and the five white, rarely pink petals are free. The flowering period is from June to September. The brown or gray, glabrous double achene is egg-shaped, slightly flattened and five-edged in cross-section. It is slightly heart-shaped at the base and tapers towards the upper end.
🛑 Light-skinned people may be sensitive to light. Caution is advised as Pimpinella contains essential oils and saponins.
The beavernelle is one of the plague herbs. "Eat speedwell and beavernelle, then you won't die so quickly."
The beavernelle helps against many diseases; the root is mainly used. Cooked in wine and honey, you can chew them raw, in tinctures, you can make them into powder, etc. The fresh root is very hot and pungent, but this spiciness diminishes considerably when the root is dried.
In the kitchen, the young leaves can be used raw or cooked as a seasoning for salads, quark dishes and various vegetable dishes and herb butter. The flowers can also be prepared and are a tasty decoration. They can also be used to flavor oils, vinegar, punch, pastries and spirits.
It is a herbal antibiotic!!!
Hildegard von Bingen: The moisture of the herb has the right mixture in it and is useful for healthy and sick people to eat. It makes those who have a sad mind happy, and it heals the eyes of man and makes them clear. But if anyone suffers from nausea, let him take caraway seeds, a third part of caraway seeds, and a fourth part of bibernell, and powder them. Then he takes pure breadcrumbs and adds the powder to the flour, and makes biscuits with egg yolks and a moderate amount of water. But also eat the aforementioned powder, sprinkled on bread. It suppresses the warm and cold juices in the intestines that make people sick.